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Mri brain stem w/o dye
Newark, DE
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ChristianaCare’s median price of $322 is 44% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 25% of the 2,597 hospitals reporting CPT 70551. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 9 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Blue Cross Blue Shield highmark medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $244.95 | $244.95 | $244.95 – $244.95 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield highmark health options medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $264.29 | $264.29 | $264.29 – $264.29 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $265.58 | $265.58 | $265.58 – $265.58 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield highmark wholecare medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $283.62 | $283.62 | $283.62 – $283.62 |
| 5 | Aetna all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $360.98 | $360.98 | $360.98 – $360.98 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield highmark all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $380.44 | $380.44 | $380.44 – $380.44 |
| 7 | Ambetter all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $386.76 | $386.76 | $386.76 – $386.76 |
| 8 | Cigna all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $402.28 | $402.28 | $402.28 – $402.28 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $411.25 | $411.25 | $411.25 – $411.25 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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